Danville Express

Police nab alleged hotel TV thieves

A Danville woman was among four people arrested last week on suspicion of stealing flat screen TVs and other goods from hotels in San Ramon, Dublin and Pleasanton.

Angela Bartoni, 32, from Danville; Michael Darrin Jr., 38, from San Ramon; Eric Stage, 30, from Pleasanton; and Eric Dennis, 34, from Dublin were arrested on charges of possession of stolen property and booked at Santa Rita Jail, after Pleasanton officers allegedly found stolen goods in their homes and vehicles.

Police said beginning in October the suspects had entered hotel rooms and offices using electronic key cards. Stolen items included handheld radios, laptop computers, various hand tools and cell phones.

Bartoni, Stage and Dennis are being held on $10,000 bail; information was not available on Darrin. Charges are being sought against the suspects with the District Attorney's Office in both Contra Costa and Alameda counties.